Calculating-machine.



A. BRIECHLE.

CALCULATING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 26. 1916.

1,260,632. Patented. Mar. 26, 191

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CALCULATING MACHINE.

APPucATlou FILED JULY 26.19l6.

Patented Mar. 26, 1918.

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- A.. ATTORNEYQ A. BRIECHLE.

CALCULATING MACHINE.

APPLICATIUN r|LD JULY 26.1916'.

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PatentedMar. 26, 1918.

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BY WffiTOR/VEYJ A. BRIECHLE.

CALCULATING MACHINE.

APPLiCATION FILED JULY 26.1916.

1,260,632. Patented Mar. 26, 1918.

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WITNESSES: (av/ 4/3 656 INVE/VTUR W /g ws a W aw AMBROSIUS BRIECHLE, OFERGO N, NEW YORK,

ASSIGNGR .O Tl-IE ADDER MACHINE COMPANY, OF ViILKES-BAREE, PENNSYLVAN A,A CORPORATION OF PENNSYL- VANIA.

CALCULATING-IJIACZEINE.

Application filed July 25,

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l 31:; a citizen of the l/ t the borough of .tirooStateoli T 7 v 1 f N e new lorln have i i i aid uselel Improvements in(t g-lilach .ies out which the following is SPOClfiCfiilOlL Thisinvention relate more particularly to undisturbed total with splitniechanlsins tor calculating machines.

Such machines of i type comprise a keyboaiw i section including couute sand cc-un r-dr1vmg members, and a printer section, including type car101's in which the pes are mounted.

proper typos undetachabl connected tor J that the advance of the tymeans and the counter-driving v a force synchronous.

One of the objects of the present invention is to provide novel me adisconnection of the drive nienibcn and type-positioning bars, wherebythe operator n" actuate a manual devil 'e through i t of its stroke toeffect ai I section, in order to enable the and printing of separatecolu u i lating amounts at one operatic: coinplete actuation of thethrough its full stroke, may in the printing section a that portion ofthe con i corresponding in denoinina carriers to the left or the split1.301 respective type-positioning bar designating items to be print ofthe split \vithout acciuuulat on the counters.

The carrying or transfer not interrupted, however so the; unc latteradjustment, in case the toth amounts accumulating on the the right ofthe split, exceeds the cap of such counters, the total can be 0* acrossthe point of split onto the coun e the left thereof, WllGIC-Oil directadditions are prevented.

In order to print such ex' essive totah it is desi able that thedisabled drive niein normally adapted to coact with the COllllLUlS o theleft oi? the split he again rendered rs to Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented Mar. 26, 1918.

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effective to "everse the rotation of such counters in he usual manneroi? taking a total, to which end I provide means to rethe connectionsbetween such counters and their corresponding positioning bars when thetotal key is operated, while the manual device which eil'ects thedisconnection of the drive members and their posi- "ioning bars is stilllocked in operated position.

In the first form illustrateth the total key doe not eliminate the splitin the printing; section, but in the in diiication, such elimination iseffected by the same operation of the total key which reestablishes theconnections between the drive members and their positioning bars.

Other objects and advantages will be set forth hereinafter andparticularly pointed out in the claims.

in the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a sectional view through amachine oi the Wales constructioia disclosin one embodinient of theinvention, the parts being in normal idle position;

Fin. 2 is a side elevation of the some,

i 8 is a detail side view, parts being '1 in section, illustrating thepositiom when set to effect the split in l section. and thedisconnection rive nicnib rs to the left of the split eir corresponding;positioning bars, ling bar being; advanced against raa inentary planview of the 'sin in normal position; 5 is a1 enlarged detail view of a,rive member and its positioning oar, showing the positions occupied bythe parts upon the complete depression of the controlling k y, and priorto the advance of J positioning bar;

Fig. 6 is a side View parts being broken a vay, and omitted, showing thetotal. key control of tlie latches which releasably connect the drivemembers and their positioning bars, tie total key being depressed andthe main shaft partly advanced;

in "Z is detail side view of a slightly inoditiec torin, showing thecontrolling key depressed, and

8 is a detail side view of the modified torn. mowing the total keycontrol of the spl't in the printing section,

Reference is made to U. S. patents to A base 965 1) supports side frames907 between which are mounted in train, from front to rear, thekeyboard, the ac cumulating section, and the printer section.

The keys 11'? of the keyboard are arranged in denominational rows, therepreferably being a row of keys to correspond with each counter 100 ofthe accumulating mechanism, and each type carrier 51%v of the printersec' tion.

The keyboard and printer mechanisms are practically of tie usua lValestype, the present invention relating particularly to the accumulatormechanism.

Thus, depression of any of the keys 11'? in the banks, rocks levers 116to project stops 115 into the paths of coacting positioning bars 310,which, in the pre ent invention, take the place of the rack bars offormer machines. liik such rack bars, the'e positioning bars arepivotally mounted at 350 and 350 to front and rear supporting arms 3132and 311 journalcd, respectively, on the cross shaft 300 and cross rod301 supported in the side frames 967. Links connect rearward extensions311 of each of the rear supporting arms 311 with the correspom ing typebars or carriers mounting the types 501.

llhe positioning bars are freed for action to position the types a theprinting line, and retired to normal position to return the type barsthrough the usual restraining and restoring bar and its connections tothe main. drive shaft 200 in a manner common to the 1V ales machine. Thecreator; try springs 2-183 connect the rear supporting ariis 311 withthe restraining and restoring bar The individual hammer pawls 518normally lock the printing hammers 512 and are equipped with the usualcross over or transferring tails (not shown) to effect cipher printingto the right of any digit of a higher denomination, than units.

These tails are usually rigid with the pawls, but in the presentinstance, 1 have shown means to interrupt the imprint of ciphers to theright, by pivoting one of the tails 518" at 1, to its hammer pawl OLDand arranging a switch plate 515 (Figs. 1 to l and 6 to 8) slidablymounted in brack ets 517 (Fig. 6) tocontrol the position of theshiftahle tail, which projeets through a slot 1) in the switch plate.The switch plate normally lies at one end of its s' rolie with the tail51S under the adjacent hammer pawl 518 to the left. Depressing a key11'? pivoted at 150, to a split-controlling lever e21 journaled on thecross rod 40% supported in the side frames 967, rocks the leverdownwardly against the tension of its restoring spring 181 (Fig. (3),and forces a switch or cam linger 517, pivoted to the lever at 537,through a. guide slot 517 (Fig. l) in the bracket 51. The switch or camfinger in its travel, wipes against a stud 254 (Fig. 6) on the switchplate 515 to shift the latter and displace the pivoted tail 518 frombeneath the adjacent hammer pawl to the left, thus interrupting thecontinuance of cipher printing to the right, by tlorming a split in theprinting section.

This split and normal mechanism is well known in the art, and furtherdescription thereof is unnecessary. Indeed, the parts above referred to,with the exception of the positioning bars 310, are well known, and onlyform a part of this invention, in so far as they cooperate with thenovel features, which I will 110W explain.

'llm'usual accumulating counters 190 having pinions fixed thereto, arejournaled on an axle 100, adapted to shift bodily to engage the pinionswith and disengage them from the corresponding counter-drive memhers113. Such counter-drive members, in the present invention, comprisetoothed seg ments journaled on the cross rod (300 extending between theside frames 96?. Springs 180 retain the segments in normal retiredposition, which position is determined by stops 356 (see Fig. carried by.rearwardly xtending latell-controlling levers 312 journaled at theirforward ends on the cross shaft 800, the projecting stops 850 lying inthe paths of tails 113 depending from the segments below the fulcrumshaft 010 to arrest the segments onv their return to normal position.

The rear ends ofthe levers 312 support a bail 105 (best shown in Fig.1), and links d depending from radius arms 1-21 rigidly ecured on theopposite ends of a shaft 405 our aled in the printer side frames 565,connect vith the bail to sustain the arms 312 and their stops 350 innormal position.

Shiftable latches 4:13" connect the counterdi'ive segments or members413 with the positioning bars 310, 'vhereby, during an adding operation,the bars adjust the segin rats to proper positions to register on thecounters, the amounts set up on the keyboard, and also permit thecounters 4-00 to control the positioning bars 310 during totaling orclearing operations. The ments thus operate intermediary mechanismsbetween the msii'ioning bars and counters.

The latches 113" in the present instance, are flat plate members ofirreguh. e

tting against the r prevent lateral play of the The several positionin510 have longitudinally extending slots 310 formed therein, which slotspreferably cor wunicat-c with offsets or seats 310'" normally occtu bylaterilly projecting rolls or carried by the latches 4:13". Springsconnect lugs 413 of the latc e segments n3 to the segi'ncnts to theirrespcc bars 310 to travel with he lat llurning the main drive s 1 drawsthe restraining and rest( ring bar and tensions springs 383 to advancethe positioning bars a ainst the hey tops 11-5 or the usual rack detents221 (i 1) in those denominations wherein no keys have been depressed.

The positioning bars, as they advance to locate the proper types 5 1 atthe printi line, will rock the counter-driving bers forwardly the properdistm ause of the latches e13 which co positioning bars and drivemembers, so when the positioning ha and thei" connected drive membersare reti [20 normal position, the drive inen'ibeis n l 1 turn thecorrelated counters .90 through the respective numbers of steps tores'gister thereon amount corresponf iirg to thit set up on thekeyboard. During the advance of the segn'iental drive members 113, theirtails or extensions 113" will rock bachwardly awe from the stops and thecomparatively light steadying springs 480 of the segments will betensione 1. These sprin are readily overcome by the drive springs 383 onthe for yard stroke, and assist the latter to retun the parts on thereturn stroke.

The usual car 'ying mechanisn'i (not shown) transfers the excess onesfrom counters of lower denonii Ion to these or the next higherdenomination clear across the machine.

It is sometimes desirable to list or print at one operation, adesignating numbe or character, which is notv '10 be regist red 0-accumulated on the counters, am i which is to be registered on v and toenable such operations, the late ies 113 are shi'table to disconnect"lie d1" e members 413 from the positioning bars 3 so that the latterare fre to locate the proper types 2 t the printing line while thetlllY-B members remain in their home positions where they are heldagainst accidental 1H".

" by their springs 480.

use all he segments were disconnected 'istration \J heir positioningbars, no lL ld taite place on the counters and the amount set.- up onthe keyboard would be Hence, I arrange that a prc nou adden determinednumb of rows or banks of keys 11'?" with their associated positioningbars 310 and segments or racks .13, counters +390, type arriers 51d andprinting haniiners 512, shal operate in the normal manner, there beingno provision for discono the latches 4113 of such segments 113 heirpositioning bars, whereas, the denominations 0 rows oi keys r associatedmechanisms may be do i ion desired to the listing of numbers deters, notto be accumulated or regon th corresponding counh s. l

neerrupt the connections b rs and positioning bars of all iominations ata point coincident interruption of the cipher printing rintng section.

r to render the invention more a tood, it may be assumed that hecounter-driving niinbers Q13 to the of the split or point ofinterruption of i 'ng, are the usual l i ales rack ilustratel in patentto McFarland, .230'Q, :tor example, and that all the e r-t rite nenibersto the left of the ar as illustrated in the accompanying split cdrawings.

its one in ans to disable the latches 41-13" to the le t o: the split, 1provide each lat ch with an eloi gated aperture L13 entered by theprojecting stop 356 on the adjacent lever 31:2, one one wall of theaperture lying adjacent the top. The aperture is of sutlicient length topermit the segment 113 to rock forwardly throughout its full stroke inaccumulating, or totaling and clearing operations without interferencefrom the stop Depression of the adius arms 1-21, theretor nill rock thebail. L05 and the respcctive latch-controlling levers 312, and lower thestops to retract the latches e155 against the tension of their spi $80and withdraw their teeth 451 from the oi'fset seats 310" into registrywith the slots 310 n tl positioning bars 310, thereby freeing thesegments or counter-drive members 41?, to the left of the split fromtheir positioning bars 810.

The eXilQDSlOlls 418 of the segments 4H3 nd. the attached releasingretract the teeth 4151 from engagement with 11101" .i vi.

ion the recesses Sll in the slots 510 of the posid t onin e Jars throughthe engagement he of the pins on the levers 312"- with the ills slots@131 of the latches L13".

of TLQ racius ann 21 on shaft 405, and .ul their l nls iteady the bail105" and the .L leve s 31$, so that the latter shift evenly IIQTALDC andunifmmly.

ills J l-3J l The s t coil lition 0 he "printer section and ti M i lookthe coun i? t ed during this further travel of which is locked by meansof the and escutcheon plate 101.8 in maintain the latches 1 18distension of the coupling; m controlling-lever r from the usual countei.the means L01 1 hled,

om act by con lino mechanism I customary 480 he printer the operati kanisni is not innaired by the disconnection of 1e drive members 413 fromthei 308i- 310, it is obviou that in case on of the carrying;niechsection.

Thus, a re trolling leve rod lO l adj? reoisterecl on the counters 4:90trolling lever lzl i ight of the split, appropriated to thelatch-coiitrol' ration and accumulation exceed the mounted in the h ofsuch counters, the digits of 'ie h r denominations will he carried on tolevers 312*. A .c h:

is guided by headeo the nor"; adia ent counters corresnondino; from the1Ff'59l10011t?30 with the denominations to the left of the slots 4-50"lie c0 split on which direct registration has been n b connects the cocoupling at the illustrated in it (JJIQ'. o) norina trolling; lever inidle i revented.

To printa total of re istcred The split and n rnial hey i I which "pro-I 3i which inav b effected hv jccts through an onenin g; n the case 10(51; r i ic split and nornial ltev il-l7 froih has two sl 1 l 1 anl e17'-.i'herel:- ,r it may its oclce-d position. after which the usual belocked its part ally and wholly oetotal operation mar he performed.

i pressed 1 of tions lesneetiiehn by i'oclih Should the operator have asucceeding so that the notches fit ver the edge 0 calculation of asiinilar nature to perform, escntcheon plate 103.8 s the open however.he might torejet to redenress the n the 4117, and in any event,

artial depression of the 1 L r c nnpose a inei'ital operation, which itis dosnlit and normal her the split t ie ein i t sired to avoid.

and noriiia 7 Therefore. i. have contrlved to restore the therefromlatches 413 to effective position by the 19 1; the i t r usual totaltaking operation 2 and (5), LflG latch-comr ii nd upon and withoutdisengaging tl e or ll? which the partial depressi n the hey the pinremains in locked iiositionn shown in Dl()1'!{l1i1 11l close proximityto the bottom of L 1'1. 6 thg rvtai ning slot. P Depressing the usualtotal hey rocks lhe pm 20:2 during the llflli' er (leprestoe total herlover 317 fast on the cross shaft sion of c'ts tie hottoin A catchslidahlv on the total key leveix pin 35 1- on the total 1m enahle thelatter to rock its lever. nks 312' East on the cross shaft 300, e:;

nd rearwardly and have slots 312 entered the key ll Y, conta wall of theretaining slot and forces the slide or coupling" downwardly rel to thelatch-controlling: lever 421" tensioning the spring 480 until the latterovercomes the tensions of the latch-r storing nn the shaft. nouiiteo onSlllIlS 2 iall en 'ages by pins 356 on the latch-retracting levers 312.

In the normal condition of the machine, the pins 356 on the retractinglevers, lie at the upper ends of the slots 312 (Fig. 1), but upon thecomplete depression of the key 417, the levers swing downwardly andposition the pins 356 at the lower ends of the slots in the cranks 312",as shown in Fig. 3.

Therefore, as the total key is depressed to rock the shaft 300, thecranks 312 rise and force retracting levers 312 and the stops 356carried thereby upwardly to normal posi tion, thereby releasing thelatches e13" to the action of their springs lSO, which return thelatches to efilective position, to lock together the segments 41-3 andpositioning bars 310.

The upward thrust of the retracting levers due to raising the cranks312, forces the link 422 and the latch-controlling lever 121 upwardly,relatively to the flexible coupling r19, the latter being held indepressed position by the key 117, which is still locked down, and stillfurther tensions the spring $80", as in Fig. 6. The length of the slotsal in the coupling permits the movement of the latch-controlling leverrelatively thereto.

The latch controlling lever i21 during this upward travel, exercises noeffect upon the split and normal controlling lever 4:21 which isoperable independently thereof, and consequently the split in theprinter section remains effective.

The total key 327 displaces the usual detents 221 and sets the usual\Vales mechanism (not shown) to effect the engagement of the pinions 435with their segments 413, at the beginning of the forward stroke of themain drive shaft, and the disengagement of the pinions and segments uponbeginning the return stroke thereof.

Upon the release of the total key, the tensioned spring 480"automatically returns the latch-retracting levers 312 to their loweredpositions to disconnect the drive members Til-3 and positioning bars310, whereby the machine is reset to permit the listing of designatingcharacters to the left of the split, without accumulating suchcharacters on the counters.

It will be observed from the foregoing description that the total keydoes not eliminate the split in the printing section, and hence, ifthere is a cipher in the denominational counter immediately to the rightof the split, proceeded by a significant digit or digits on the counteror counters corresponding with the denominations to the left of thesplit, such cipher will not be printed.

The form of my invention shown in Figs. T and 8 of the drawings,however, effects the printing of such cipher by enabling the total keyto eliminate the split in the printing section, as well as restoring theconnections between the counter-drive segments and their positioningbars.

in this form, 1 preferably combine the latch-controlling, and split andnormal controlling levers of the first form, in a single lever 121journaled on cross rod Gull, on which lever is mounted the flexiblecoupling or slide member 119 by a pin and slot connection, as previouslydescribed. The spring 480 connects the coupling slide to the controllinglever. The key ii? is diectly mounted on the coupling, and a spring e81normally holds the lever 121 in its elevated position.

The split and normal switch cam 517 is pivoted at 537 to the controllinglever 421, and link extends from the controlling lever %21 to the baile05.

The key 117 has but two positions, a single notch 117 a being providedin its stem to lock the parts in operated position.

Depression of the key 117 rocks the lever 121 through the coupling 119and spring e80 and operates the switch finger 517 to disable the pivotedtail 518 and thus form the split in the printing section.Contemporaneously, the controlhng lever 121 through the link e22, rocksthe bail 405 to swing downwardly the retracting levers 312 and withdrawthe latches 413 from engagement with their positioning bars 2310.Locking the key ii? in depressed position main- "ains the parts in theiroperated positions.

Depress'ag the total key turns the shaft 300 as before described, andraises the cranks 312 to restore the retracting lovers to normalposition against the tension of spring i80 and enables the latch springsiSO to render the latches &3" effective, as heretofore set forth.

The restoration of the retracting levers operates through the lin r i22to force the controlling lever 4-21 upwardly against the tension of thecoupling spring 180", which lever shifts the cam linger 517 to enablethe switch plate 515 to return the pivoted tail 518 (Fig. 1) toeffective position, and thereby eliminate the split in the printingsection.

Operation of the main drive shaft 200 will turn the counters to zero inthe usual n'ianner and position the types representing the amountregistered, at the printing line, whereupon the hammers will fire toprint the amount, without any interruption of cipher printing to theright of the digit of highest value.

Upon the release of the total key, the cranks 312 return to normalposition, to release the controlling lever 121 and the retracting levers312 to the action of the tensioned spring 180", which rocks theretracting levers downwardly with the cranks 312" to disable the latches41S", and resets the cam linger 517 to effect the split in the printingsection.

In either term, it will be observed that the full capacity of themachine may be used on which to accumulate the total of the amountsbeing added on one side or the split.

Furthermore, the manually operable or split-controlling key, when set,does not interfere with or alter the totaling capacity oi the machine.

The withdrawal of the latches &3" does not change the accumulatingmechanism in any manner, the drive members 413 remaining in alinementwith the pinions of the accumulators, which engage and disengage withthe drive members at all times, irrespective of the position or thecontrolling key.

in this invention, there is definite division oi the keyboard eifectedby the depres sion of the controlling ltey, the denominational rows ofkeys in one section being devoted to the setting up of accumulatingamounts, and the rows of keys in another section being used wholly torthe purpose of setting up abstract items, which are printed only.

The function of the totaling mecharism remains unchanged in alloperations irrespective of the position or" the controlling key. Hence,the term undisturbed total mechanism most appropriate.

The solit in. the printer and the latch mechanism connecting the toothedadding segments or drive members and the positioning bars, arecontrolled ii in a single mechanism, which, in the present instance, ismanually operated, but which may be actuated otherwise, if desired.

Changes may be made in the form and arrangement of the several partsdescribed without departing from the spirit and scope of this invention.

lVhat I claim as new, is

1. in calculating machine, the combination with a series of counters;and a keyboard mechanism; of positioning bars to coactwith the k yboardmechanism; drive members for the counters; latches shiftably mounted onthe drive members; the positioning bars having slots with offsetstherein; teeth on the latches normally seated in the otl'sets to lockthe drive members and positioning bars together; and means to withdrawthe teeth from their seats into the body portions of the slots in thepositioning bars.

2. In a calculating machine, the combination with a series of counters;a series of type carriers and a keyboard mechanism; oi positioning barsfor the type carriers adapted to coact with the keyboard mechanism;drive members for the counters; releasable connections between the drivemem bers and positioning bars to enable the latter to control theexcursions of the drive iaem stops entered in the apertures in the"ches; a special key; and flexible connections between the key and thearms to the latter and retract the latches 'cnt with the position- 10lock the special key in i ied os .on; and a total lcey and cono 38 o thea 13, to return the latter to id enable the latches to re- "11positioning bars while the spedial n locked posi, -21.

. a calculating machine, the combinalion 1 a series of counters; and akeyboard mechanism; of 30s roiling bars which enact with the keyboardmechanism; drive meinbe' for he cminters; releasable locking elertetween the drive nicml'iers and (he corresponding p tioning bars; amanually ope able device:

.gr' pOLnlOil 21; u LL ii I flexible connections bcrween inc device andthe releasable locking to disconnect the drive members from theirpositionii bars; means to retain the manually operable device inellcctive pov and means to restore the locking cleto opcra't' cpositions. while. the manuoperable devic In a calculating mach'ne, t iscombina tion with a series or counters; of positioning oars; drivemembers for the counters; rclcas able locking elements to connect thedrive members with their corresponding positionng bars; a manually oprable dwice; lieXibl-e connections between is manually operable deviceand the releaF- able loc ring elc ments. to release the lockingelements} and inclu ing a couplii a spring to hold the couplii'ig one01"" its positions, the manually opcrable device ada ted to shift theand in angle cennec' neeeess gagecl and clisengagecl by the correleasable locking elements to drive members with their corre sitioningbars; A, lever and control the releasable loch coupling mounted on theconnecting th coupling; an ally shittable (levice ope-r pling, to rockthe lever t ing elen'ients; and total -1%"-CGF anisni to Jermit thenation or nections and lever to nornml posi ion W iile the nmnuellysnifteble (lQVlCS remains in ellecti e position.

7. In a calculating niecl:ine tier vith a series of connte 7 c positiobars; drive members for the counters; leesable locking el connect ialethe a section "o drive members with their respective Desi tioning bars;a lever and connections to ccntrol the releasable lockin clein' v .l'finenre ally operable device; a

between the clevice and the let *lculeting machine operation of thelever; the. ins J .r v i eccuniulnti i? able cleyice ecleptecl to beloclrerl in operated clv e of counters 9O aosition to maintain thelocking elements Le w for or disabled; and a total key niecl 1 to c gg'ipg nturn the locking elements 11 and out tion While the manually tliei mains in its operated nos 11 n in 8. In a calculating machine the cOllblllfic with the tion with a serie of counter V l a printing; n isnieeh 1 section including type sitiorresponding (i ?1l()ll1ll1lll= inghers connected Wi (latices; of a contr drive members for the e c; :1split at a pre locking elements to COlYlL-Cb p l ers with theircerrespon li bars; springs to nornie ly n12 ing elements in elfQCL e Poand connections to control 00' Q a, 5. locking; eleinents a slide caning' the correr, the slide and le T r s on able; a soring to con gl icha n'mniially operable (levee with -i tension the i 5.18 regia lcinentsth 6 coinrters, and vice acleit c to be lo 130- on an ill Q1 ition to llli lillll th l'i g elements the: ricciinulatin 11 i rnnlterecl to leverenc conneu :Cs to the full L L 3 e machine.

iculeu'ing machine the coinbieccuniulatin ninisni, in-

] cennte disengage- 1.1% series of iiimlole as to nornel to the .nenti Ldevice is .11 locked p sition. '9. In a calculating mzic' i ribors c1in, includpen i .1 groups; of

vs or keys coi'rcspon ing co counters; and pr printing zncnib s; of Lconriolliig mechw hiding corresponding eenonnnzilllSln to effect a split11. the rinter inechanism at a predeterni divide the Leyboard i re. pending noint; and idea controlling mec ianism ing and prevent the resection oi the keyboir the usual engagement the corresponding cou hers.

is. In a calculating machine the combi nation wit an accumu atingmechanisnn in cluding a series of denomiinitional counte "s; drive iiembers cngageable and disengag able relatively to the counters; the socou iers inseparablo a "lc into and out of eug i drive iii embers; acarr "rig mechanis the counters; a keyboard, including do i nationalrows 01f lreys corresponding Witl v and a printer mechanism, includingcorresponding the counters: a total mechanism;

denominational groups of printing mem- 1 ms; ot a con ol in mechanism toei cct mechanism at a predesplit in the printer point and thus divinethe keyers; drive members engageable and cisengageable relative y to thecounters; the series of counters being inseparable, and

shiftable as a hole into and out of engagement Wit th drive c members; acar rying mechanism t r the counters; a liey board, inclu lgdenominational l'OWS oi keys corresponding with the counters; and aprinter mechanism, including corresponding denominational groups ofprinting members; of a single controlling mechanism to effect a split inthe printer meclianisn at a predetermined point, and to effect theoperation 01 means to permit the printing and Ltion on thecorresoondcounters, of items set up on one section of the l zevboarchWhile pe'mi the usual engagement and disengagement of the correspondingcounters and drive members; and periiiit the registration on thecorresponding counters ans ti o printing of amounts, set up on anothersection oi the keyboarch Without affecting the carryi g mechanism, toenable totals to be carried onto the counters of the adjacent sectionwherein direct registration is prev nted.

let. In a full capacity calculating machine,

prevent the rcgistra the combination comprising a w counters, and d tlerefor, the

prii tor to one outing the registraco 'respon ling 1e printing or on otler dethe simultaco ers and driv memoers adapted for relative engagementand disengagement; .eries of counters being inseparable, and shiitabloas a Whole into and out t engageut Wltll the drive members; carryingmechanism lJQ'tTfG-Gll the respcctb counters a lzeylxiaru nicchanisn,including denominational of keys corrspondiiig with the respectivecounter and a priiter mech- 211118111" inclin ng cor endingdenominational 'roups oi'i pri 11g members; of a controlling iiiechanisn"0 effect a split in the printer it at prede nined point to permit theprinting of ertaiii det" I r "7 it eys corresponding i t a .geinent ofall (1 and their a ve members,

controlling mechanism adapted to peri c carrying meciian to accumulate tthe sum amount regist. onto the col n e or which direct reg it on isorerentel, and enable the total ianisin to effect the setting up Of such3 of tie total, on the corresponding ,s of printing members.

in a calculating machine, the com- 'ith s. series of counters and drive1 is relatively engag able and disenole; a printer mechanism, includinga p 1" device: and a keyboard having denoirinationrl rows of keyscorresponding with the respective counters; of positioning bar: 1" 'ivemembers; means to rethe drive members and poliming bars at one side ofthe split; and a controlling means to effect the split in the printern'ieclianisin and to release the drive members and positioning bar,While perinitting the engagement and disengagement of the counters andthe drive members.

16. In a full capacity calculating machine. the combinaion with a seriesof counters and drive members therefor relatively en a he anddisengaoeable: )ositionino' f c Q i ror tie drive members; and means tosably connect the drive nieml ers and carrying mechanism between thereounters; a printer mechanism, iiiips oil? denominational p 'intiugSpill) device located between two cups; and keyboard, including "rialrows of keys corresponding iintcrs; of a controlling means to split iiithe printer mechanism, to releasethe means connecting the on ct Ulladrive members and positioning bars which correspond with the countersand groups of printing members to one side of the split, to preventdirect registration on such counters, of items set up on thecorresponding rows of keys, while maintaining the capacity of suchcounters to accumulate totals from the remaining counters, as well aspermitting the engagement and disengagement of such counters and theirdrive members.

17. In a calculating machine, the combin-ation with a, series ofcounters; and a keyboard mechanism; of positioning bars which coact withthe keyboard mechanism; drive members for the counters; releasableconnections between the drive members and positioning oars; includingapertured latches shiftable on the drive members; arms having stopsentered in the apertures in the latches; a special key; and flexibleconnections between the key and the arms to swing the latter and retractthe latches from effective engagement with the positioning bars.

18. In a calculating machine, the combination with a series of counters;a series of type carriers; and a keyboard mechanism; of positioning barsfor the type carriers, adapted to coact with the keyboard mechanism toposition the various types at the printing line; drive members for thecounters; means tending to return the drive members to their normalpositions of rest; releasable connections between the drive members andthe positioning bars; means to release such connections to enable thepositioning bars to operate independently of the drive members; andextensions on the drive members to contact with said releasing means inany of its adjusted positions,

to limit the travel of the drive members under the influence of theirreturning means.

19. In a calculating machine, the combination with a series of counters;a series of type carriers; and a keyboard mecha nism; oi positioningbars for the type carriers, adapted to coact with the keyboardmechanism; means to advance and retire the positioning bar drive membersfor the counters; springs to yieldingly retain the drive members inretired position; releasable connections between the drive members andpositioning bars to enable the latter to control the excursions of thedrive members; and means to disable the connections, to permit thepositioning bars to operate independently of the drive members; saidmeans also adapted to arrest the drive memhere in their retiredpositions against the tension of the springs.

20. In a calculating machine, the combination with a series of drivemembers; a series of counters shiftable as a whole into and out ofengagement therewith; and a keyboard mechanism; of positioning bars; allof which are directly cooperable with the keyboard mechanism, wherebythe latter may control the excursions of the positioning bars; typecarriers, the types of which are located at the printing line accordingto the excursions of the positioning bars; latches to directly andreleasably connect the dri e members and positioning bars, whereby toenable the latter to control the excursions of the drive members; and aspecial member and connections to withdraw the latches, to enable thepositioning bars and type carriers to operate independently of the drivemembers.

AMBROSIUS BRIECHLE.

copiel o! thh patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe "Commissioner of Patenu, walhington, D. G.

